Courageous

Courageous

It has been years, and Nathan (Alex Kendrick) and Shane (Kevin Downes) are still the best buddies. They have seen each other’s kids, gone to and been together in church, and now also work together as partners. As sheriff deputies, they are charged to protect the people of Georgia. New to the area Nathan Hayes (Ken Bevel) is willing to settle in their town in order to bring up his family where he was raised; as a new police officer rookie David Thompson (Ben Davies) is appointed as Nathan’s partner.

The four of them have developed an unbreakable bond that enables them to balance their hectic work life with a friendship built around laughter and joviality. However, when tragedy befalls on Nathan, he seems to freeze for a long time, but eventually comes to appreciate the fleeting nature of life; in his darkest hour, suddenly an illumination occurs that changes forever his definition of bravery.

Unlike the other films, each of the Kendrick brothers productions has its own distinct features but if we are to rank the movies, their third one, Fireproof, is much better (in terms of production) than the second. And whereas every film was produced with an encouraging theme in mind, this one didn’t make any improvements in editing or sound production, but it was an emotional tribute to fatherhood.

Even in the midst of sorrow it does textured grief in a way that puts so much into perspective. Perhaps the only negative is a tendency to event to operating at a sluggish pace. It is what first half feels: it falls into a rut and plods along. Thankfully, for the sake of the story, the film appears to build up to quite a moderate pace and while too much time is not wasted, it provides a true depiction of recovery.

Probably the most impactful in me is the scope that it captures in the lives of each of the men. It considers almost every envisionable case of fatherhood possible; illegitimate and remarried as the mother is, and also the ideal ‘sex’ case of fatherhood. This is tragic, yes, but it also allows to legitimately stretch the other’s case a little more. But even with some of the other elements, all of it does integrate well towards the bigger picture.

It is not surprising to see that most of the fathers/soldiers are actors which makes them uncomfortable at times especially IT is from local and the church of the producers Stephen and Alex Kendrick but this doesn’t prevent the film from stealing good. The script can be described as rough during some areas because it is not well ‘polished’, but in light of its main purpose, it shouldn’t.

Focusing on the topic, giving perspective never heard before as masses claim, well, yes, it is all about fathers and their role within a family. It is very passionate, with a pleasure fact that the song was titled by the band Casting Crowns, which is fantastic. Courageous provokes our thoughts on father’s role in today’s world, and in the movie world, for that matter, this is a compliment.

Content: there is one stand-off between the police and the criminals [one man gets shot], one character is killed and one of the characters is found to be an evidence thief. Another character narrates how he was once in love with a college girl and they had a baby [he makes a hint that he wanted her to get an abortion].

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